98.5 The Sports Hub undergoing more shake ups with ‘Toucher and Hardy’ show

Two longtime producers of the show departed the program over the last week.

The morning drive program on 98.5 The Sports Hub underwent a major change on the air at the end of last year when Rob “Hardy” Poole joined Fred Toucher a co-host after Rich Shertenlieb’s departure.

Wednesday night, the “Toucher and Hardy” show underwent another shakeup, this time behind the scenes, with two longtime producers departing and a familiar personality to Boston radio listeners shifting into the role.

Sports Hub program director Rick Radzik confirmed that Adam Chapman, known as Adam 12, is the new executive producer of “Toucher and Hardy.” He will also continue to program what remains of fellow Beasley Media-owned station Rock 92.9, which switched to Bloomberg Radio on that signal but still can be heard on 92.9 HD2, 106.1 FM, WRCA 1330 AM, and Rock 92.9 app.

Adam 12’s last day as a host on 92.9 was Sept. 3. Moving him to the executive producer’s role on “Toucher and Hardy” — a show on which he has been a guest — was a logical fit since Beasley was already paying him and he is good friends with both Toucher and Hardy.

The executive producer position opened up when Dan O’Brien was laid off Wednesday night in a cost-cutting measure, which would have allowed for a seamless addition of Adam 12.

The plan, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, was for Mike Lockhart – who had been with the show since January 2009, when it was still at WBCN — to remain as a producer and work with Adam 12.

Lockhart had asked for a raise after Shertenlieb left, and had been told that he’d eventually take over as lead producer on the show. He was blindsided Thursday when he was told of the plan with Adam 12. He was offered a raise by Beasley, but it was a fraction of what he had asked for late last year.

So feeling misled and under-appreciated — Beasley had previously laid him off in October 2022 before bringing him back later in the month after Shertenlieb offered to pay his salary — he decided this was the time to move on.